reins

Example Sentences

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Asking for help and paying for advice are not the same as handing over the reins to somebody else.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Vasos served as Dollar General’s CEO from 2015 until handing the reins to Jeff Owen and retiring in November 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It had echoes of Michael Vaughan galvanising the white-ball team in 2003, prompting Nasser Hussain to hand the Test reins to Vaughan.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The military has ruled Myanmar for most of its post-independence history, before a decade-long democratic thaw saw civilian leader Suu Kyi take the reins.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

His crime was briefly holding the reins of Booth’s horse in the alley behind Ford’s Theatre.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson